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Land Rover Range_e 4WD diesel plug-in hybrid previews future production powertrains

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Land Rover presented its Range_e development model at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this week. This development model features a plug-in hybrid diesel-electric powertrain that Land Rover expects to make available in future production models, following the scheduled launch of its diesel-electric hybrid in 2013.

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Jaguar to display XJ_e PHEV at Goodwood

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will display the XJ_e plug-in hybrid engineering research vehicle at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. liter turbocharged direct-injection gasoline engine which powers the Range Rover Evoque and a hybridized 8-speed automatic transmission. seconds and a limited top speed of 250 km/h (150 mph).

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

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Back To the Future. are 25 mpg city/28 highway/ 26 combined. A 100-mile piece of those miles was an all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph and in Eco mode, returning 32.1 Our takeaway is when the Bronco Sport is loaded with a two adults and all their gear, 30 mpg will be realistic on the highway.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

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Duramax turbodiesel is EPA rated at 20 mpg city/26 highway/22 combined. But on a 180-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we got an impressive 28.8 When fully loaded or pulling a trailer, mileage numbers may be less, but getting oh-so-close to 30 mpg is impressive for a 6,015-pound SUV.

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Volkswagen introduces new 4WD Golf 4MOTION with 5th generation Haldex coupling; 15% reduction in fuel consumption over current model

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liters per 100km (50 mpg US). seconds from 0 to 100 km/h and achieves a top speed of 187 km/h (116 mph). TDI 4MOTION with BlueMotion Technology has a top speed of 211 km/h (131 mph) and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.6 The Golf 1.6 TDI 4MOTION BlueMotion Technology delivers 77 kW/105 PS and consumes 4.5 The Golf 2.0

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Volkswagen’s Golf Alltrack challenges the Subaru Outback; directions for 4MOTION and vehicle dynamics

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The deployment of the well-engineered mechanical system, with its years of software control experience supporting it, also raises the question of the future of “4Motion” under electrification, and Volkswagen’s vehicle dynamics strategy. On manual transmission Alltrack models, the ACC ceases to operate below 19 mph.

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